HEAD COACH
Vince Grodus is the head coach and in the third year of his third stint as Hesperia girls varsity basketball coach. Grodus has totaled 10 years as the head coach in his three stints.
ASSISTANT COACHES
John Patrick
2021 OVERALL RECORD
7-7 overall, lost 44-25 in Division 3 district semifinals to Mason County Central
2021 CONFERENCE REOCRD
3-6 in Central State Activities Association Silver Division
RETURNING STARTERS
Emmitt Tinkham (6-0, senior, center) Averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds. Real solid around the hoop. Really solid rebounder. Difficult for other teams to move and plays good defense. Was honorable mention all-conference last season.
OTHER KEY RETURNEES
Emma Joppich (5-8, senior, forward/guard)
Adriana Salter (5-9, senior forward)
Sam Bieri (5-8, senior, forward)
KEY NEWCOMERS
Mia Milner (5-6, sophomore, guard)
Abbey Joppich (5-7, sophomore, guard)
TEAM STRENGHTS
The Panthers will be a very coachable team that is eager to learn and grow behind coaching. They’ll need to learn how to play together with so many new faces but have already shown a strong team bond and great team chemistry.
TEAM CHALLENGES
Lack of game experience and lack of returning significant minutes from last year which will likely show at the beginning of the season.
CONFERENCE FAVORITES
Kent City who returns plenty from a team that finished runner up in Division 3 last season. Morley will also be a strong team right behind Kent City.
FIRST GAME
Open up at Walkerville on November 30.
COACH QUOTE
“We want continued improvement in every game. We want to show improvement and be a lot better at end of the season than beginning and I know that this team can do that with how coachable they are.”